All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 40
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Shine to pilot singing gameshow in Germany
MipTV: Shine Germany has won its first business three months before it officially begins trading - to pilot Reveille singing gameshow Fame and Fortune for ProseibenSat 1 broadcaster German Free TV Holding GmbH.
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First sales for RDF's Waybuloo
MipTV: RDF Media Group has signed its first overseas deals for Waybuloo, the£10m preschool show which will make its UK debut on CBeebies in May.
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Second series of Horne & Corden in pipeline
The BBC is in “advanced discussions” over a second series of the Tiger Aspect sketch show Horne & Corden, despite a poor critical reception.
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Al Jazeera acquires Aardman's Timmy Time
MipTV: Aardman is to take Sean the Sheep's cousin to the Middle East after signing a flurry of new deals for his preschool spin off, Timmy Time.
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BBC Storyville chief slams NGO 'propaganda' docs
MipTV: Nick Fraser, editor of the BBC's Storyville strand, has branded film schools and NGOs as “the two big dangers” facing documentaries.
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S4C moves to secure digital future
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C is hunting more programmes focused specifically on Wales, to ensure that viewers seek it out after digital switchover.
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Storyville exec gets new role
The BBC has promoted Storyville editorial executive Greg Sanderson to executive producer, handing him new commissioning and compliance responsibilities for the documentary strand.
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CBBC extends stay in Dani's House
RDF Media Group has sold CBBC drama Dani's House to several key European territories, and secured a recommission for two more series.
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DCMS to examine BBC/ITV news-sharing plans
The BBC's plans to share news footage with ITV will come under scrutiny in a new select committee enquiry.
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Casualty moving to Cardiff
The BBC has confirmed that Casualty will move to Cardiff in 2011 after more than 20 years of being produced in Bristol.
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BBC names radio comedy boss
The BBC has named Bafta-winning comedy producer Jane Berthoud as its new head of radio comedy.
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Hawking to crack cosmos for Discovery
Darlow Smithson Productions has secured Stephen Hawking to front a major Discovery Channel series that aims to do for the universe what David Attenborough has done for natural history.
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Way clear for Shed MBO after chair steps down
Shed Media's failed MBO could be back on the agenda after one of the key opponents to the price of the bid, non-executive chair Katherine Innes Ker, stepped down last week.
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BBC Scotland to veg out with CBBC animation
BBC Scotland will stick googly eyes on to vegetables and kitchen utensils for a new comedy animation ordered by CBBC.
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Gutted to launch UKTV's Home
UKTV will launch its new channel Home with a Twofour show in which hoarders have to choose between cash or keeping the possessions they have accumulated.
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BBC to name 'media literacy champion'
The BBC is to appoint a new “media literacy champion” in the latest of its efforts to broaden its role to become a “supporting hand” to the rest of the media sector.
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Outline lands first food series
BBC2 will show families how they can keep eating fine food despite the recession in a 6 x 60-minute series from Outline Productions.
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BBC gets tough over NUJ strikes
The BBC has warned staff they will not be paid if they refuse to cross NUJ picket lines for two planned strikes next month.
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Horrocks defends BBC's Jade coverage
BBC head of newsroom Peter Horrocks has defended the BBC's decision to lead its Sunday news bulletins with the death of Jade Goody, after viewers questioned whether it was “appropriate” to carry the story at all.
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Waybuloo creator teams up with Hit
Waybuloo creator Dan Good is working on a new preschool series with intellectual property company Hit Entertainment.